Take​ ​Caution​ ​When​ ​Bats​ ​Are​ ​Near Bats​​ ​play​ ​an​ ​important​ ​role​ ​in​ ​our​ ​ecosystem.​ ​However,​ ​they​ ​are​ ​also​ ​associated​ ​with diseases​ ​deadly​ ​to​ ​humans.​ ​Learn​ ​how​ ​you​ ​can​ ​stay​ ​safe​ ​when​ ​bats​ ​are​ ​near. Diseases​ ​Spread​ ​by​ ​Bats Several​ ​highly​ ​fatal​ ​diseases​ ​have​ ​been​ ​linked​ ​to​ ​bats​. Rabies​ ​is​ ​perhaps​ ​the​ ​most​ ​well​ ​known​ ​disease​ ​associated​ ​with​ ​bats​.​ ​Along​ ​with​ ​animals such​ ​as​ ​dogs,​ ​foxes,​ ​raccoons,​ ​and​ ​skunks,​ ​bats​ ​are​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​primary​ ​animals​ ​that transmit​ ​rabies.

An​ ​exposure​ ​to​ ​rabies​ ​most​ ​commonly​ ​occurs​ ​when​ ​a​ ​person​ ​is​ ​bitten​ ​by​ ​a​ ​rabid​ ​animal. It​ ​can​ ​also​ ​be​ ​transmitted​ ​when​ ​the​ ​saliva​ ​from​ ​a​ ​rabid​ ​animal​ ​comes​ ​in​ ​contact​ ​with​ ​a person's​ ​mouth,​ ​eyes,​ ​nose,​ ​or​ ​a​ ​fresh​ ​wound. When​ ​a​ ​person​ ​is​ ​exposed​ ​to​ ​rabies,​ ​timely​ ​administration​ ​of​ ​a​ ​vaccine​ ​known​ ​as

post-exposure​ ​prophylaxis​ ​(PEP)​ ​can​ ​prevent​ ​infection.​ ​Once​ ​a​ ​person​ ​becomes​ ​infected and​ ​symptoms​ ​begin​ ​to​ ​occur,​ ​rabies​ ​is​ ​almost​ ​always​ ​fatal.​ ​Each​ ​year​ ​in​ ​the​ ​United States,​ ​up​ ​to​ ​30,000​ ​persons​ ​receive​ ​PEP​ ​due​ ​to​ ​potential​ ​exposure​ ​to​ ​a​ ​rabid​ ​animal, including​ ​bats​. Histoplasmosis​ ​is​ ​another​ ​disease​ ​associated​ ​with​ ​bats​.​ ​Its​ ​symptoms​ ​vary​ ​greatly,​ ​but the​ ​disease​ ​primarily​ ​affects​ ​the​ ​lungs.​ ​Occasionally,​ ​other​ ​organs​ ​are​ ​affected.​ ​When this​ ​happens​ ​it​ ​can​ ​be​ ​fatal​ ​if​ ​untreated. In​ ​addition,​ ​Histoplasmosis​ ​is​ ​caused​ ​by​ ​a​ ​fungus​ ​that​ ​grows​ ​in​ ​soil​ ​and​ ​material contaminated​ ​with​ ​droppings​ ​from​ ​animals,​ ​including​ ​bats​.​ ​Droppings,​ ​also​ ​known​ ​as bat​ ​guano,​ ​can​ ​contaminate​ ​the​ ​soil​ ​and​ ​cause​ ​infectious​ ​spores​ ​to​ ​be​ ​released​ ​when​ ​the soil​ ​is​ ​disturbed.

Even​ ​though​ ​it​ ​can​ ​be​ ​found​ ​throughout​ ​the​ ​world,​ ​it​ ​is​ ​widespread​ ​in​ ​certain​ ​areas​ ​of the​ ​U.S.​ ​and​ ​can​ ​be​ ​found​ ​in​ ​places​ ​that​ ​harbor​ ​large​ ​populations​ ​of​ ​bats​,​ ​including caves. While​ ​most​ ​infected​ ​persons​ ​have​ ​no​ ​apparent​ ​ill​ ​effects,​ ​antifungal​ ​medications​ ​are used​ ​to​ ​treat​ ​many​ ​forms​ ​of​ ​the​ ​disease.

Bats​ ​and​ ​Diseases​ ​around​ ​the​ ​World Even​ ​though​ ​rabies​ ​and​ ​histoplasmosis​ ​can​ ​be​ ​found​ ​all​ ​over​ ​the​ ​world,​ ​some​ ​diseases associated​ ​with​ ​bats​​ ​are​ ​found​ ​exclusively​ ​in​ ​certain​ ​regions​ ​of​ ​the​ ​world.​ ​Notably, research​ ​suggests​ ​that​ ​bats​ ​might​ ​be​ ​the​ ​source​ ​of​ ​several​ ​hemorrhagic​ ​fevers,​ ​which affect​ ​multiple​ ​organ​ ​systems​ ​in​ ​the​ ​body​ ​and​ ​often​ ​lead​ ​to​ ​life-threatening​ ​diseases. One​ ​of​ ​these​ ​diseases​ ​is​ ​Marburg​ ​hemorrhagic​ ​fever,​ ​which​ ​is​ ​found​ ​exclusively​ ​in Africa.​ ​Past​ ​outbreaks​ ​have​ ​shown​ ​that​ ​Marburg​ ​Hemorrhagic​ ​Fever​ ​kills​ ​up​ ​to​ ​90%​ ​of those​ ​infected. While​ ​the​ ​natural​ ​host​ ​had​ ​for​ ​years​ ​been​ ​unknown,​ ​new​ ​research​ ​suggests​ ​that​ ​fruit bats​​ ​are​ ​a​ ​natural​ ​source​ ​of​ ​this​ ​virus,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​virus​ ​has​ ​been​ ​isolated​ ​repetitively​ ​from fruit​ ​bats​ ​in​ ​Uganda. The​ ​same​ ​may​ ​be​ ​true​ ​for​ ​Ebola​ ​hemorraghic​ ​fever.​ ​The​ ​virus​ ​that​ ​causes​ ​this​ ​disease​ ​is often​ ​referred​ ​to​ ​as​ ​the​ ​"cousin"​ ​of​ ​Marburg​ ​virus,​ ​since​ ​they​ ​are​ ​the​ ​only​ ​distinct​ ​viruses that​ ​belong​ ​to​ ​a​ ​group​ ​of​ ​viruses​ ​known​ ​as​ ​filoviruses.​ ​Like​ ​Marburg,​ ​Ebola​ ​is​ ​highly fatal​ ​and​ ​is​ ​found​ ​mostly​ ​in​ ​Africa.​ ​Recent​ ​studies​ ​indicate​ ​that,​ ​as​ ​with​ ​Marburg,​ ​bats are​ ​likely​ ​to​ ​be​ ​a​ ​natural​ ​source​ ​of​ ​this​ ​virus,​ ​although​ ​no​ ​Ebola​ ​virus​ ​has​ ​been​ ​isolated from​ ​bats​. Two​ ​other​ ​viruses​ ​–​ ​Nipah​ ​(which​ ​causes​ ​Nipah​ ​virus​ ​encephalitis)​ ​and​ ​Hendra​ ​(which causes​ ​Hendra​ ​virus​ ​disease)​ ​–​ ​are​ ​also​ ​associated​ ​with​ ​bats.​ ​Research​ ​suggests​ ​that Hendra​ ​virus​ ​is​ ​associated​ ​with​ ​fruit​ ​bats​​ ​(commonly​ ​called​ ​flying​ ​foxes)​ ​in​ ​Australia. Nipah​ ​and​ ​related​ ​viruses​ ​are​ ​also​ ​associated​ ​with​ ​the​ ​same​ ​group​ ​of​ ​bats​ ​in​ ​Southeast Asia​ ​and​ ​parts​ ​of​ ​Africa,​ ​although​ ​outbreaks​ ​of​ ​disease​ ​in​ ​humans​ ​have​ ​so​ ​far​ ​been limited​ ​to​ ​Malaysia,​ ​Singapore,​ ​India,​ ​and​ ​Bangladesh.​ ​Both​ ​viruses​ ​can​ ​cause​ ​severe respiratory​ ​and​ ​neurologic​ ​disease​ ​in​ ​humans. Another​ ​group​ ​of​ ​viruses​ ​known​ ​as​ ​coronaviruses​ ​have​ ​been​ ​detected​ ​in​ ​multiple​ ​species of​ ​bats​.​ ​Coronavirus​ ​infection​ ​can​ ​sometimes​ ​cause​ ​mild​ ​respiratory​ ​illness​ ​in​ ​humans, but​ ​these​ ​viruses​ ​were​ ​also​ ​implicated​ ​in​ ​the​ ​outbreak​ ​of​ ​Severe​ ​Acute​ ​Respiratory Syndrome​ ​(SARS)​ ​in​ ​Southeast​ ​Asia.​ ​While​ ​bats​ ​do​ ​not​ ​carry​ ​or​ ​transmit​ ​SARS,​ ​research has​ ​linked​ ​coronaviruses​ ​to​ ​bats​​ ​in​ ​countries​ ​all​ ​over​ ​the​ ​world. In​ ​addition,​ ​Lyssaviruses​ ​have​ ​been​ ​discovered​ ​on​ ​every​ ​inhabited​ ​continent.​ ​This​ ​group

of​ ​viruses​ ​causes​ ​rabies,​ ​in​ ​addition​ ​to​ ​other​ ​diseases​ ​that​ ​can​ ​be​ ​fatal​ ​to​ ​humans.​ ​While current​ ​rabies​ ​vaccines​ ​are​ ​effective​ ​against​ ​many​ ​of​ ​the​ ​viruses​ ​in​ ​this​ ​group,​ ​several Lyssaviruses​ ​identified​ ​in​ ​Africa​ ​and​ ​Asia​ ​primarily​ ​associated​ ​with​ ​bats​ ​cannot​ ​be prevented​ ​with​ ​current​ ​rabies​ ​vaccines. Further​ ​studies​ ​may​ ​shed​ ​light​ ​on​ ​the​ ​role​ ​of​ ​bats​​ ​as​ ​the​ ​source​ ​of​ ​these​ ​viruses​ ​and​ ​their ability​ ​to​ ​transmit​ ​diseases​ ​caused​ ​by​ ​these​ ​viruses​ ​to​ ​humans. Contact​ ​Details Bat​ ​Removal Website:​ ​https://animalshappen.com/bat-removal/ Website:​ ​http://wildliferemovaldirectory.com/services/bat-control/ Google​ ​Site:​ ​https://sites.google.com/site/batremovalservice/ Google​ ​Folder:

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